Ep. 119: Smile, You're Being Stalked- The Westfield Watcher & The Grinning Man

Happy Saturday, spooky souls! This week, I’m creeping into two unsettling stories where strangers watch you from the shadows, smiling. First up: The Case of the Westfield Watcher: Imagine moving into your dream home… only to be stalked by anonymous letters from someone calling themselves “The Watcher”, who claims to have been watching the house for decades. They know your names. They know your kids’ names. And they don't like what you've been doing to the house.Then there’s The Grinning Man (A.K.A. Ingrid Cold): A towering figure with a disturbingly wide smile, glowing skin, and a taste for telepathy. First spotted in West Virginia in 1966 (supposed friend of Mothman himself), Cold didn’t just grin- he allegedly spoke without moving his lips, showed up in UFO sightings, and may not be from around here, if you catch my drift. Cheers!Don’t forget to tell me what YOU think:Is The Watcher real, or a twisted neighborhood prank gone too far?Do you buy into the Ingrid Cold lore, or was someone just having a bad acid trip in ‘66?Leave a comment, drop a review, or DM your creepiest “I felt watched” stories — I live for ‘em.Sign up for the newsletter @ ⁠⁠https://spiritswithcrime.wixsite.com/swcpodcast⁠⁠Send Me a Story! @ spiritswithcrime@gmail.comThreads & Instagram: spiritswithcrimepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Shaker & Spoon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sources: https://www.nj.com/union/2017/10/judge_rules_on_njs_infamous_watcher_house_lawsuit.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watcher_of_Westfield,_New_Jersey#Letter_#3https://thegrosslawgroup.com/2024/10/29/the-case-of-the-watcher-house-when-a-dream-home-turns-into-a-nightmare/https://dailyyonder.com/woodrow-derenberger-and-the-legend-of-indrid-cold/2021/12/03/https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Indrid_Coldhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrid_Cold